单词 | unify |
释义 | unify (once / 1215 pages) v When you bring together unlike elements, you unify them. Political movements can unify people by inspiring them to work towards a shared goal. Likewise, a shared love of a team or band can unify people who otherwise don't have much in common. The verb unify comes from the Latin prefix uni-, “one,” and the root facere, “to make.” When you unify things, you make them one. Often squabbling people just need someone to point out their similarities in order to unify them. If your classmates are sabotaging each other to try to win the “best-decorated locker” award, you might be able to unify their efforts suggesting a “most awesome class” award instead. WORD FAMILYunify: disunify, unification, unified, unifies, unifying+/disunify: disunified, disunifying/subunit: subunits/unification: unifications/unifying: unifyingly/unit: subunit, unify, unitise, unitize, units/unitise: unitisation/unitize: unitization, unitized, unitizing USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials said the city plans to launch immediate recovery efforts from a unified command center at Burke Lakefront Airport. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) A tweet Thursday from the Unified Police official Twitter account announced the arrest of Oscar Bermejo-Zaragoza. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) While there may be shortcomings in governance, it is clear that the government’s intention is to create a unified state to benefit all Ethiopians. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1v join or combine Syn|Hypo|Hyper merge, unite consolidate bring together into a single whole or system weldunite closely or intimately consubstantiateunite in one common substance alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v bring or combine together or with something else Syn|Hypo|Hyper amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix aggregate, combine gather in a mass, sum, or whole concoctmake a concoction (of) by mixing combine, compoundcombine so as to form a whole; mix blend, immingle, intermingle, intermixcombine into one incorporate, integratemake into a whole or make part of a whole unitise, unitizemake into a unit heterodynecombine (a radio frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of a different frequency so as to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or the difference between the two sulfurette, sulphurettecombine with sulfur comminglemix or blend carburetcombine with carbon alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3v bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation Syn|Hypo|Hyper unite bond, bring together, draw together bring together in a common cause or emotion alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 4v act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper unite carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up separate into parts or portions league unite to form a league federalise, federalize, federateunite on a federal basis or band together as a league confederateform a confederation with; of nations ally withunite formally; of interest groups or countries associate, consociatebring or come into association or action band together, confederateform a group or unite reunify, reuniteunify again, as of a country conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wedtake in marriage couple, pair, pair off, partner offform a pair or pairs clubunite with a common purpose walkbe or act in association with inmarrymarry within one's own tribe or group mismarrymarry an unsuitable partner wivemarry a woman, take a wife wivetake (someone) as a wife intermarrymarry within the same ethnic, social, or family group remarrymarry, not for the first time fall in, get together, join become part of; become a member of a group or organization 5v become one Germany unified officially in 1990 Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper merge, unite break apart, disunify break up or separate consolidate unite into one consubstantiatebecome united in substance syncretise, syncretizeunite (beliefs or conflicting principles) convergecome together so as to form a single product federalise, federalize, federateenter into a league for a common purpose coalescefuse or cause to grow together clog, clotcoalesce or unite in a mass integrate become one; become integrated |
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